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2020 ( evidence record) They find key similarities from pieces from the same species in chronological (usually thousands of years apart) order an then look at what has changed. BTW im not a scientist, just throwing it out there

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The biochemical pathways that exist between organisms that also have close physiological homology strongly suggest common ancestry. Even organisms that look nothing like each other have very similar biochemical pathways. The amoeba and you, both being eukaryote, have mitochondria that use the biochemical pathway of oxidative phosphorilation.

Traditionally, biologists looked at visible characteristics to try to work out the relationships between organisms. This isn't always very reliable, because often two species will develop similar adaptations for the same reason. For example, dolphins/whales have most of the same adaptations as fish for living in water, even though their ancestors lost the ability to live in water. Koalas are often called koala bears, even though they're not bears. And so on. But I think that this isn't much of a problem if you look at DNA/protein. For example, the genes for fins in whales would be different from the fin genes in fish (unless those genes have been present but inactive in the land-dwelling ancestors of whales, which is possible).

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Scientists determine evolutionary relationships by looking at breeding behavior geological distribution and structural similarities between organisms true or false?

It is true that scientists determine evolutionary relationships by looking at breeding behavior, geological distribution, and structural similarities between organisms. Scientists can use other criteria to determine evolutionary relationships.


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The evidence do scientist use to determine evolutionary relationships by scientist have combined the evidence from DNA, protein structure, fossils, early development, and body structure to determine the evolutionary relationship amoung species.


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How do scientists determine the evolutionary relationship among species?

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How do scientists use comparative anatomy to study evolution?

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